Azim Premji

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HYDERABAD: Wipro Ltd chairman Azim Premji today stressed that people from the privileged class need to have social engagement with the underprivileged ones for the development of the country. "There is extraordinary inequality, deprivation and injustice all around us and I think we need to be conscious of this reality, because it is the highly intelligent and capable people like you who are key to making our country better," Premji said in his address as the chief guest at the Graduation Day of PGP Class of 2014 and PGPMAX Class of 2013 of Indian School of Business (ISB)

KOLKATA: Employees of India's third largest software services firm, Wipro, are set to face disruptions in their sleep, reading and daydreaming when they travel to work in Bangalore's pot-holed roads. Technology has taken a U-turn to haunt them. Azim Premji's Wipro is in advanced talks with Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) to implement a wifi based data connectivity solution in company buses to prod the employees to make better use of their commuting time, two people familiar with the matter said.

In between taking on the Ambanis and attacking BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and the Congress leadership, Arvind Kejriwal dodges security cover and sneaks out with his wife to have dinner at their favourite Chinese restaurant in Connaught Place. This was February 11, when he was still the chief minister of Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal is back to being an activist and a revolutionary, a role that fits better than perhaps the mantle of chief ministership. In a conversation with Ritika Chopra & Saubhik Chakrabarti, Kejriwal confesses that he's open to corporate funding but from clean groups and strictly without any quid pro quo. He says "honest" entrepreneurs had nothing to fear from him and he was not anti-business.

By: Azim Premji There are probably three million children who are homeless and will sleep on the streets in India tonight and every night. More than 200 million of our people will also probably sleep hungry. In very simple terms: can we be indifferent to this? Our country is facing similar challenges on every front. Be it education, healthcare, nutrition, sanitation or of deep inequality and discrimination. Each one is as complex as the other, and each one as necessary for a life of basic dignity.

It was suggested by The Economic Times that I share some thoughts on philanthropy on this occasion. So let me do so. Let's think about tonight. We will all go home or to our hotels and sleep. No matter where we are, within a couple of kilometers of where we are sleeping safely and soundly, there will be a young girl, who is our daughter or granddaughter's age, trying to sleep in the cold night of December on the roads. She has been abused in the past, and she will be abused in the future.

NEW DELHI: Wipro's Founder Chairman Azim Premji on Saturday said that it is much more difficult to give money than make it. Addressing top leaders of the corporate world at the Economic Times Awards the IT tycoon said, "The responsibility of philanthropy rests with us. The wealthier we are, the more powerful we get. We cannot put the entire onus on the government. " He shared three very important lessons in philanthropy, "There are three lessons in philanthropy - one, involve the family, especially the spouse.

NEW DELHI: As JM Financial awaits RBI view on its bank licence plea, market is abuzz with talks of billionaire Azim Premji buying additional 5% stake in the company that has also roped in former Citibank chief Vikram Pandit as a key investor for its banking pursuit. Premji, chairman and founder of leading IT firm Wipro , currently holds 2.9% stake as part of his individual investment portfolio in Nimesh Kampani-led JM Financial, one of the 25 aspirants eyeing banking foray.

NEW DELHI: As JM Financial awaits RBI view on its bank licence plea, market is abuzz with talks of billionaire Azim Premji buying additional five per cent stake in the company that has also roped in former Citibank chief Vikram Pandit as a key investor for its banking pursuit. Premji, Chairman and founder of leading IT firm Wipro, currently holds 2.9 per cent stake as part of his individual investment portfolio in Nimesh Kampani-led JM Financial, one of the 25 aspirants eyeing banking foray.

BANGALORE: The dispute between Wipro and Bangalore city authorities has erupted again with both planning to approach the courts over property tax that the city's civic body claims the technology services company owes it. The issue resurfaced after Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials visited the Wipro campus in Sarjapur on Wednesday seeking about Rs 16.47 crore in property taxes, which the company has refused to pay. Wipro called BBMP's action an "illegal attempt to collect money", adding it is the second time in the past 11 months the municipal body has resorted to intimidation to collect money.

Wipro chief and IT tycoon Azim Premji tops the list of Indian philanthropists , with donations amounting to Rs 8,000 crore in the past year, followed by HCL chairman Shiv Nadar , according to China-based Hurun Report Inc's India Philanthropy List 2013 released on Thursday. The study ranked 31 Indians who donated more than Rs 10 crore cash or cash equivalent during the fi scal year ended March 31, 2013.